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BAGHDAD, March 16 — Sen. John McCain visited Iraq on Sunday as part of a congressional delegation on an international tour, a chance for the likely Republican presidential nominee to emphasize his support of the U.S. military effort in Iraq and his foreign policy experience.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police shot and wounded four protesters this week in an ethnic Tibetan community in the province of Sichuan, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said the $500 billion cost of the Iraq war is a drag on the U.S. economy and attempted to lay some of the blame for it on Republican rival John McCain.
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Tibetan activists say police killed protesters in Aba on Sunday
Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters “in self-defence” last Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency says.
It is the first time China has admitted injuring anyone since anti-Chinese protests in Tibet began last week.
Xinhua said police opened fire […]
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Speaking from the seat of his government-in-exile in Dharmsala, India, the Dalai Lama offered to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders, though said he would not travel to Beijing unless there was a “real concrete development.” He reiterated he was not seeking independence for Tibet.
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PRESIDENT Bush marked five years since ordering the invasion of Iraq by proclaiming yesterday that US troops had achieved “undeniable” success and predicted that the war “will end in victory”.
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One of 17 young people thought to have killed themselves in the same community in south Wales was plagued by the death of his best friend, an inquest heard yesterday.
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DUBAI (March 19) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
threatened the European Union with grave punishment on
Wednesday over cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad.
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Their protest came as David Miliband trumpeted the war as a “remarkable victory” and George Bush made the astonishing claim that the Arab world is rising up against al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden - while bin Laden himself threatened Europe in a new audio message.
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The Granny Peace Brigade, accompanied by a few grandfathers, met at Times Square in New York to mark the fifth anniversary of the US led war in Iraq.
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This list, though hardly exhaustive, provides an overview of some of Africa’s major contemporary civil conflicts.
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Saddam Hussein, former tyrant, became another one of history’s ghosts when he was hanged on December 29, 2006 for ordering the execution of 148 Shia men and boys.
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By Bridget Johnson, your guide to Journalism
And Belgrade’s response? Ambassadors, come home! Croatia and Hungary have recognized Kosovo’s declaration of independence, and along with Bulgaria will pursue formal diplomatic ties with the breakaway state today. That brings the number of countries recognizing Kosovo to 32. More:
“Vuk Jeremic, Serbia’s foreign minister, reacted coldly the decision by […]
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…and, on the lighter side, the coming campaign to pick a new “run-on” song for the Cubs.
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Sky.Com News is on-air and online from 7.30pm tonight.
The most-clicked stories on Sky News Online:
Cowell Is Cancer Girl’s ‘Guardian Angel’
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The stories moving up the web agenda:
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Thousands of Tibetans in north-western China have taken to the streets in more protests. It comes as Chinese state media report more than 100 people surrendered to police. Foreign affairs correspondent Lisa Holland reports.
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Holly Willoughby has urged the British public to support World Water Day by taking showers in three minutes.
The 27-year-old Dancing On Ice host hopes that 90 billion litres of water can be saved on this Saturday’s UN World Day for Water.
“Because [the UK’s] such a small country and there are so many people in the […]
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Despite violent protests in Tibet, China remains steadfast in its plan to take the Olympic torch to Tibet and Mount Everest, Beijing Olympics organizing committee officials said Wednesday.
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March 19, 2008 — LONDON - Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, who turned such literary works as “The English Patient,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Cold Mountain” into acclaimed movies, died yesterday of a brain hemorrhage a week after having surgery. He was 54.
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Barack Obama’s speech on race today may be among the most important he will ever give. It is an important speech for all Americans, whatever their views. Here it is as prepared for delivery:
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